2007
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UARC researcher dies
The campus has learned that Tsuyoshi Goka, a member of UCSC’s University Affiliated Research Center (UARC), died late last week from a stroke. A UCSC employee since December 2003, Tsuyoshi was a senior researcher with the UARC at NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field. He was 63. Tsuyoshi had a long and distinguished career…
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Microsoft gift boosts computer science program at UCSC
A gift from Microsoft to UC Santa Cruz will enable computer science students to spend more time on computer games–developing computer games, that is, not necessarily playing them.
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Longtime staff member dies
It is with sadness that I write to inform you that Robert Jones, former captain with the UCSC Police Department, died at his home last night after a three-year struggle to recover from a tragic bike accident. He was 52 years old. Robert joined the campus community in November 1990, when he was hired as…
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Student Employee Recognition Award Program (SERAP) 2007
The Career Center is pleased to announce that campus supervisors will once again have an opportunity to publicly reward and recognize their outstanding student employees who continue to dedicate their abundant talent and skills to UCSC. The 13th annual UCSC Student Employee Recognition Award Program outdoor reception and ceremony is scheduled for Friday, May 11,…
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Internet pioneer Larry Smarr to speak at UCSC on Thursday, March 22
Larry Smarr, director of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2), will speak at UC Santa Cruz on Thursday, March 22.
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New technology shows old faults are smoother than young ones
A new study by UCSC geologists finds old earthquake faults are smoother than young ones, worn smooth over time by friction like the brake pads of an old car.
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First systematic test finds plant pathogens spread to distant relatives far more readily than thought
SANTA CRUZ, CA–The first systematic test of how widely pathogens can spread among distantly related plants reveals far greater range than conventional wisdom would suggest, raising questions about the adequacy of current regulatory approaches for plant q
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ITS Service Announcement For CruzTime Users
Last Friday, March 2, 2007, we installed the new Daylight Saving Time (DST) rules for 2007 and subsequent years on the CruzTime calendar system. With this update in place, we now ask you to undertake a little maintenance on your end. Please review meeting times which were already scheduled between the new and old DST…
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UC Santa Cruz, City of Santa Cruz establish ‘Santa Cruz Tickets’
In a unique collaboration, UC Santa Cruz and the City of Santa Cruz have created a joint ticketing system to sell tickets for events taking place on campus, at the Civic Auditorium and throughout the community.
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CruzMail e-mail maintenance
This Friday, March 9, from 11 p.m. until 8 a.m. Saturday morning, CruzMail, the campus e-mail system, will be taken offline for maintenance. This work is a continuation of last week’s work to migrate data from the existing storage system to a new storage system to improve performance. During this work, CruzMail will be unavailable.…
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Third annual ‘Writing Matters’ conference for community educators to be offered by UC Santa Cruz Writing Project on March 24
The Central California Writing Project (CCWP) at UC Santa Cruz will present the third annual “Writing Matters” conference-a symposium on literacy, equity, and social justice-on Saturday, March 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at UCSC’s Oakes College. The event is designed for K-12 teachers and school administrators in the Monterey Bay Area, as well…
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HP joins UC Santa Cruz and NASA in groundbreaking collaborative venture
HP has joined UC Santa Cruz and NASA in a new venture focused on developing revolutionary science breakthroughs in the coming decades.